timeout in called site

[nihal.akbulut]

Hi,

I have client that is connected to my router with BRI. We use "ppp multilink", so both B channels can be used. My client is the caller site and my router is the called one. My client says that all calls are ended in 120seconds although there is still interesting traffic. and also he says idle-timeout is set to 180sec in his router. My router timers are at default values. (idle-timeout 120sec.) But I couldn't understand how can this be. My router is the called one, why does it end an incoming call?

here is my config:

interface BRI2/2

ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.252

encapsulation ppp

isdn switch-type basic-net3

no cdp enable

ppp multilink

end

[Kevin Dorrell]

I'm afraid that is just the way it is. Both ends judge independently whether the traffic is interesting, and both ends have their independent timeout. The only workarounds are to flag all traffic as interesting at your end, or to make your idle timeout very long.

I have asked our supplier to make a feature request to Cisco to be able to configure different idle timeouts depending on the direction of the call, but so far the request has fallen on deaf ears. All I can suggest is that you ask your supplier to do the same, and if enough people request it, Cisco might listen.

Kevin Dorrell

Luxembourg